When the full-scale invasion began, the actors of the Kharkiv Puppet Theatre did not leave the city. They gathered in its building to survive — and then began saving others. Under shelling, they delivered humanitarian aid, performed for children in the metro, and later some joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In a frontline city, art became an act of resistance.
“We are the culture. Wherever Russians go, they bring Pushkin. If we stop speaking, we disappear.”
The video was produced based on interviews recorded by the Ukraine War Archive team and preserved on their platform.
This film was created with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation. Its content is the exclusive responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the International Renaissance Foundation.
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